Fox reality boss Mike Darnell, who will soon step down from his position after 18 years, admitted to TVLine on Friday that the network's two big reality singing competitions, "American Idol" and "The X Factor," damaged each other in the ratings.

"There's definitely too much of it on," Darnell said. "And I love 'X Factor' and we love 'Idol,' but yes, they probably hurt each other."

Darnell did not say whether or not Fox would consider the idea of canceling "The X Factor" after Season 3 in an attempt to boost the plummeting "American Idol" ratings.

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Darnell also said that the problem extends to other networks and that there are simply too many singing competitions on network television.

"There are so many singing shows on right now. There's just too much of it," Darnell said. "Yes, 'Idol' was down this season, but if you look at (NBC's) 'The Voice,' it's been down five weeks in a row, too."